Glenn Younger from New Jersey asks:
"What do the cornerbacks look this year?"
It's a young unit, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
What the cornerbacks lack in experience, they for damn sure make up for in athleticism. Darien Porter is a long, rangy player with blazing speed. He notably ran a 4.30 40-yard dash at the 2025 NFL Combine, which is impressive at 6-foot-2, and earned additional snaps throughout the later stretch of his rookie season. Recent fourth-round pick Jermod McCoy, who amassed six interceptions in college, recorded a 4.37 40-yard dash time at his Pro Day – even more impressive considering he's coming off a knee injury.
To supplement the youth movement in the room, the Raiders acquired Taron Johnson via trade from the Buffalo Bills. Johnson's skillset and experience should be extremely beneficial in the development of Porter, McCoy and Hezekiah Masses, the team's fifth-round pick who earned a lot of reps in OTAs and minicamp.